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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Birmingham [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Cannock, Staffordshire [3]

Dudley, Worcestershire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bilston [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wednesbury, Staffs [2]

Worcester [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Barnton, Cheshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bilston England [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bowraville New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broseley [1]

Broseley, Shropshire [1]

Builth, Breconshire [1]

Calgary [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Cape Town [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Colway, Gloucestershire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Dudley Port, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [510]

Serjeant [51]

Corporal [44]

Sapper [40]

Gunner [39]

Driver [35]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

CSM [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Constable [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [81]

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Labour Corps [58]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41]

South Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

London Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [788]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Royal Navy [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [992]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [983]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Brazil [1]

China [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Melbourne Victoria [4] Birmingham [3] Birmingham England [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Cannock, Staffordshire [3] Dudley, Worcestershire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bilston [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bow, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Wednesbury, Staffs [2] Worcester [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Barnton, Cheshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bilston England [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bowraville New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broseley [1] Broseley, Shropshire [1] Builth, Breconshire [1] Calgary [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Cape Town [1] Chelsea, London [1] Colway, Gloucestershire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Dudley Port, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [510] Serjeant [51] Corporal [44] Sapper [40] Gunner [39] Driver [35] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [16] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] CSM [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Clerk [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Constable [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fireman [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [81] Royal Field Artillery [62] Labour Corps [58] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41] South Staffordshire Regiment [35] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] London Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Training Reserve [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [788] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Royal Navy [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [992] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [983] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Brazil [1] China [1] New Zealand [1]

Reginald Aston

Died 1917

British Army 911 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 810042 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Frank H Aston

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3301 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Frederick Aston

Died 1915

British Army 53822 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 13th Brigade

British Army 53822 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Aston

Died 1916

British Army 7464 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7464 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Aston

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 12348 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Walter Aston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 112437 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 231489 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Aston

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 201703 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 228393 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 228393 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Aston

Died 1916

British Army 9274 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 9274 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred Aston

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 15493 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Aston

Died 1917

British Army 3723 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201644 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201644 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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John Aston

Died 1916

British Army 11971 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 11971 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Aston

Died 1915

British Army 15188 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Aston

Died 1918

British Army 48037 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Harold Barnett Aston

Died 1916

British Army 16901 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert Aston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294157

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Harry Aston

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25074

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Jem Aston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303274

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Harold James Aston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27163

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Cyril William Aston

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160505

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Ivan John Jeffreys Aston

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181168

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